Experts have sounded the alarm over a massive decline in the number of sharks populating the waters around Bahrain - saying the Gulf was in danger of becoming a "marine desert".
Overfishing and pollution are among a raft of factors driving

The number of sharks in Bahraini waters has declined hugely as more fishermen have caught them for food, particularly the medium-sized species, said a top official, adding that sharks must be protected from overfishing.
“Numbers of larger